Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1942 — Page 6

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Fort Wayne Wins State Catholic Tour new

Indianapolis Is Victim Os late Rally By C.C. Fort Wayne Quintet Comes From Behind To Down Cathedral Fort Wsyne Feh 23 — (t!PI — fcnlral Catholic of Fort Wayne captur-d the Indiana state t'atholl<- high school basketball champJonahlp for the third time In four year* la»t night by defeating Cathedral nt lndiana|M>lle 41 to 37 Central Catholic did It the hard way. coming front way itehlnd to nip the capital city crew in the ja«i three minute* of the game, sparked by the offensive efforts of Herbert Keenan and Hub Walker, the hu»ky center who carried them through their *eml final game again" the defending champion Relit Memorial of Kvan*vllie with a is poim iplinge Cathedral led all the way until thorn- final hectic minute*. Indianapolt* jumped away to a II to 4 margin al rhe end of the liixi quarter and with Harnhorat and Obergfell leading the way, increased their lead to 2.1 io 13 al half-time. The tight man-to-man defen«e of Cathedral continued tu bother Fort Wayne through the third quarter, which saw some of the moat ragg ed play of the game Cathedral held a 31 to 22 edge at the «lart of the fourth period. Both team* nettled down tome, but Keenan. Hick Krouse and Walker started pumping baskete, and Krouae’a basket from underneath hauled Fort Wayne up to within two point* of liidianai*dl*. 33-33. with three minute* to go. Krouse wa* fouled oil this shot hy Obergfell. who hurt hi* ehoulder on the play and had io he taken out. lie scored the free throw, and Keenan * basket second* later put Fori Wayne in the lead for the Prat time latter ba*ket* by Walker and Krouae iced the decision. with a couple of last minute free throw* both wide* merely running up the •core Keenan with 14 and W'alker with II led the winner*, and a* n*ual. Harnhorat a really fine player, topped Cathedral with 14. fibergfall had nine In a conaolatlon game played a* a preliminary. Kelt* of Evansville took third place over Catholic of Washington, 4f> lo 33. Dewlg, another consistently high scorer, led Evanivllle with IS point*, and Keane toaaed in eleven. Captain Rob Newland hit 11 for Washington. Fort Wayne won It* way to the final* by defeating Evansville In the flrat si-ml-flnal game in the as larnoon 43 to 37. Walker* it point* and Krouae'* 17 were Jimi too much for the defending champ*, who wilted under * torrid third quarter barrage after trailing only 22 to 20 at the half Cathedral had H* hands full with Washington In the other semi-final game, and barely nosed out a 31 to

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29 win on Harnhor*r* fielder in the I**l ten ecoiide ll.n lihor*l had I led at 29 With 19 secund* to go. Greenwell had a free throw chance in between for Washington bin tniaaed. Harnhorat had 13 point*, Greenwell is to lead the olfrirte for their learn*. — o- ——• Final Standing* w i.. ret. Monrm- .21 2 .913 Herne .. 13 7 .flbtt Commodore* II 9 55» Pleasant Mill* 9 12 429 Jegeraon 7 11 .3*9 Yellow Jacket* 7 II .3*9 Hartford . . * 13 .3*l Geneva ... .. 7 12 .388 Monmoiiih 7 13 .33# Kirkland S 14 Imi otto Season records are forgotten today a* Indiana high school basketball team* atari feverish preparation* for the H<*>»ler sport* classic. the annual marathon of 7*9 quintet* which will open Thursday night In si Indiana rille*, and continue until Saturday night. March 21. when the undisputed < hampion will Im- crowned in the Butler field-hou-e at Indlaiiapoli*. 000 The nine Adam* county team* will battle in the Decatur sectional. opening Thursday night at 7 o'clock and continuing Friday and Saturday afterrtron and night. olio— Outstanding favorite*, of course, are Ih-catur, Berue and Monroe. > but tournament lime i* noted for' It* upset* *<> would warn these favorite* Io beware. le*t they latripped up by some team too little* feared orto The fortune of the draw smiled on the Yellow Jacket*, with the pairings sending the Hern-- Hear* and Monroe Hearkaty smack into -ach other In the opening game ot the Friday night session Decatur i* In the other bracket and if successful in It* first two game* can not meet the Herne Monroe winner before the flual tilt at M o'clock Saturday night 000- - Season ticket* ar* on sal* in all high school* of th* county. Because rt th* federal tai on ' admissions, a slight advance >n price* hat been necessitated this year. Season tickets for the four sssamn* ar* priced at 1.10. and single session tickets ar* 40 cents. Advise purchase of season ticket* in order to be certain of admission, a* these season ticket holder* will be admitted beVxe any single session ticket* ar* sold. —oOo— Central Catholic of Fort Wayne won the annual state Catholic high school tourney, held at Fort Waymover the weekend, rallying to defeat Cathedral of Indlanapolte in the final tilt, Decatur'* Commodore* were eliminated from the tourney in the first round Friday afternoon, dropping a heart breaking twmpolnt decision to Bt. Mary's of Anderson after seemingly have the game tucked away — - -S TODAY'S COMMON ERROR * "Don't cry over split milk'' I* a common maxim that la phllologically wrong If one alt* or stands above the spilt milk it is physically possible to cry over II; otherwise one cries about split milk.

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. Illinois Faces r : Wisconsin In Battle Tonight Illinois Has Lost Only One Game In Conference Tests Chicago. Feb 23 - tl'Pl-Illin-ois' sophomore team, breeging confidently down the home stretch, unlimber* It* scoring artillery tonight In an attempt to knock Wi»consln. dark horse champion of 1941. out of the Illg T--n title rare. The Hadgenc who have already lost all lint a mathematical < ham • ' of retaining the title, meet the ' lllini at Champaign. 111. Hy upsetting Doug Mill*' flashy young-iii Wisconsin could: <tl| revenge an early season defeat, - 12t virtually cinch a flrst-dlvlsion ' berth, and t 3) toss their heir-ap-parent out of a comfortable lead on the- home stretch, Illinois wa* an odds-on favorite, although it found the going tough tor a time against underdog Ohio State Saturday. Kurly in the second half the lllini led by only two points before rallying to win. 4931. If beaten lotlight, Illinois flO-t) might need a clean victory sweep In Its three remaining game* to win undisputed possraaion of the title. In other game*, second place Indiana tk-3t meet* lowa (7-41. Purdue (7-41, play* northwestern «4-7 > and Michigan <3-9) and Chicago in-131 scramble In the cellar. Indiana must defeat the Hawk eye*--as well a* their other three I remaining opponents to keep alive it* waning hop-* for a share In ‘the championship For lowa Wisconsin and Purdue, all of whom triumphed Saturday to hold a three-way tie for fourth place, it'* strictly a battle for runner up honor*. An lowa victory would boost the Hawkeye* and idle Minnesota into a second plac. He with the H<m»sier*. and Wtecottsln and Purdue could join them In a five- way deadlock. Michigan'* invasion of the Chiago court afford* the Maroon* one of their last two chances to break Into the- victory column. The Maroon* lost their last four contests. of the 1940 seaecm. dropped all .12 1941 game* and thu* far have lost 13 this season for a grand total of 29 consecutive dr- ' feats. They'll meet Michigan aK*il* Saturday night In their season finale. At the Training Camps By United Pres* * : < Havana. Feb. 23.- ft’Pi- Manager Leo Du roc her of the Brooklyn Dodgers, weighing 190 pound* and heavier than ever in hl* major league career, said today that hr planned to adhere to an active « heelills* in order to remain on the regular playing list after May IS. Durocher wa* considerably heart -' ened when rookie first basemail la-ster Burge, up from Atlanta, announced that hl* draft board had given him a j-R deferment. He was found unlit for service by hl* High Point. N C„ draft board because of hl* right arm. broken aud Improperly set when he waa a child. Burge, a southpaw, won the Southern Association's most valuable player award In 1941. —— St. Petersburg. Fla. — Active spring conditioning work begin* for the New York Yankee* today and although a good sited squad will be on hand a hefty holdout Hat will curtail the workouts. Outfielder Joe DiMaggio, here with hi* wife and c-' ild, I* the most prominent holdout The others include outfielders Charley Keller and Stan Bordagaray. Inflelders Joe Gordon, Red Rolfe, Gerry Priddy and Frank (.’roeettl. catcher Bill Dickey and pitcher* Marvin Breuer. Johnny Lindell. Marius Russo, Spud Chandler, At ley Donald. Red Rufllng and Johnny Murphy. — Miami, Fla. — The New York Giant* start a strenuou* week of batting drill* today with victory over the Brooklyn Dodger* In eghibltlon game* at Havana Saturday and Bunday a* their chief primary objective. Batting strength was added to | the roster yesterday with the an-, uouncement that 19-year-old Willard Marshall was acquired from Atlanta on a conditional baste. First baseman Johpny Mile, who ha* been trainin gsince Jan. 10 at Ponce Da Loon Springs and Hot Springs, Ark., reported weighing 230 pounds, flve lighter than at the I close of last season Lakeland, Fla. — Manager Del ' Baker of the Detroit Tigers, al-

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Robinson Chalks Up No. 28 Bj ¥ - 1 ;. ' id Ray “Sugar" Robinson give* Maxie Berger his lumps In their New York welterweight bout. Here. Maxie is down for second time in second round. He got up at “three" but tottered back again and referee stopped fight, giving Robinson his 28th straight professional victory. This was first time Bstgvr had ever failed to finish.

ready harried hy holdout problem*, i today learned that Pal Mulllu. hl* ' rookie *euaatlon of 1941. will ot report for spring training out will join the army air corp*. Mullin'* announcem-nt reaiheil Baker aa the latter waited for :i 1 recalcitrant duh to get Into uni-1 form. When the *ea*on opened | formally yesterday, a scant nine of th.- 18 pitcher* ordered to report actually put in an appearance. Two veteran*; Tommy Brldgea i and Hal Newhouser had tome tu I term*. I.yn Rowe "wasn't happy" over the money he had been offered. His rookie* were on deck, along with catcher Dixie Parson*, recruit outflehler Walter Ever* and rer-ruii Inflelder Murray Fiauklln. Avalon - Willi one player already on the ailing Hat. manager Jimmy Wilson ordered the Chicago Cub* to "go easy" today iu their ser iuid day of practice ae**lon*. Pitcher Paul Erickson became the first casualty yesterday when hi* n<»»e was struck aud broken l>y a ball thrown try Clyde MeCallough U llsou opened practice hy Issuing a list of 14 training ruins, including a ban on poker and bowling. He said he would "insist" ou enforcement. Joe Boland Quits Purdue Grid Staff lurfayette, Ind. Feb 23.—(I'Pj— . Joe Boland resign'd a* assistant foot hall coach at Purdue university , today, thu* becoming the third in- inlrer to leave the school's grid staff within a week. Boland said he sent hl* resignation to the university board of truatee*. to become effective February 28, He aaid he had reulgned to accept a position an sport* announcer at radio sfatlon WBBT. South Bend. 16 Persons Drowned In River Accident Cincinnati. O. Fab. 23—iliPi— Army diver* went Into the Ohio ’ river today to recover the bodle* of 18 a person* and determine the cause of a tow-boat accident which resulted in tlWir drowning. The victim* - Including three wo-

Double Trouble for the Axis Th* destroyer* LonrfovM (left) and Dunem* (right) elide down th* waya at Kearny, N. J., in a double launching, to become the latest addition* to Uncl* Sam'* growing fleet Th* same day, there was ala* a twin | i launching of dtstroytn in Bogton* ■

I men -were member* of a crew of' : 21 aboard the tow-litai G W. MeBride which broke in two .ir,d sank , after being crashed against a pier i hy five latrge* II wa* towing. The barge* apparently broke looae when they were passing under the I la>ui*ville and Naahviite ri lroad, I bridge which apana the river between here and Newport. Ky. Charges South Bend 'Not On The Alert' No Attention Paid To Suspicious Man South Bend. Ind.. Feb. 83 — (UP» —South Bend, a hotbed of l*u*tling defease Industrie*, ha* been charged with being “not on the alert" by Lloyd Bond, a federal consult* Ing radio engineer, who made a personal attempt lo arouse the In- I ert aiMpiclon of the area. Bond's job. among other thing*. i» to: 1. Set up weird lucking equip-: ment near defense Industrie*. 2. Thea watt for Homebody-just anybody—to get wl*e and drreat him Weil, nobody did in setting up apparatus to teat : the directional ray of radio station I WBBC. soon to enlarge it* frequency. Bond took teat* near South Bend'* myriad defi-nne plant*. He set up hi* sueplclc-us looklng machinery at the heavily guarded South Bend airport, scene of a recent 135.000 Are; at Bendix Aviation corporation, ttfimlng out 113,000.000 in war orders; at Studebaker corporation, engaged in defense production, and at the Singer Hewing Machine company, only onehalf mile from the Kingsbury ordnance plant, near LaPorte. Hi* action* went unnoticed. In Nimilar tests last November st Weehnwken, N. J.. Bond waa nabbed on suspicion. —' o 500 Sheets, neatly wrapped. I Mimeograph, good strength »nd drying qualities, sized for pen and ink „ 95c. DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Phones 1000 or 1001.

Warriors Lose In i Final Season Game I I Jefferson Defeated By Bryant Quintet Th Jefferson Warriors drew down ihe curtain on Adam* county's basketliall season Halurday | night, dropping a bard fought 33 to 30 decision to th* Btyant Owls at the Berne auditorium Bryant led at the half. 23 to 12 Roll led the wlnnena with io point*, j Morningstar and Hamrick counted seven points each for Jefferson I Pemberton. sUr of the Warrior*. 1 waa back in the lineup for the first i time for several weeks and will be i ready lo go in the sectional Bryant FG FT TP Orr. f 3 0 4 Roll, f . .. 4 2 W, Arnold, c ... 3 17 Single, g .. 1 4 • Adams, g ... I 0 2 King, f .. o a u Mumby. c ... 2 0 4 Crowell, g .. ... 000 Totals ........ .. 13 7 33 Jeffi-mon FG FT TP I Morningstar, f 3 I 7 ' Butcher, f 2 0 4 ’ Baumgartner, c oil j Hamrick, g 3 I 7 Haines, g .055 Pemberton, g 2 2 * Totals 10 iff 30 Referee. Agenbroad I'm pl re. I .eh man Preliminary Bryant 2>. JeffefOOß 12. * General Electric Bowling Inter-Department League Bill Heim really *howed up his rivals in this week's Inter-Depart-ment league and went away with all the hunora. Bill had a 215 for high *lngle aud 574 for high aerie* and Incidentally hl* team won three from the Switches. The Rotor* also showed no mercy on the Flange*, winning ail three game* 2on score* included: Helm 2<>2, 216. Standing* W. L. Rotor* 8 4 Flsngea .. .. fl fl Btatora . < fl Bwitches ... 4 li In a special match game played Sunday afternoon a G. K. leafn composed of C. Keller. P. Hancher. . R. Houser, W. Lindeman, and K. W Laakanau defeated the flood k Co. flve. The total pins rolled: G. K. 2.434; Hood 4 Co.. 2.2 M Hancher'* 280 waa lx>*t for the winner*, while Johniton'a 2UO led the loser*. Industrial League The G. K. Ramblers Increased their lead to two full games by winning two of three from the second place West End Restaurant. Doc* Place went on a rampage •it root PIIINA ]U'fl lAf CMck*. Tlwyr* tow Kseacsfia them. Com* lo our loe-uiulft* Puria* Embryo-Ped Chkka. B«tur ord«r yvur* NOW — whUo they ion. A few cents mar* and worth it. 100 Chicks—ll24o HID PURINA fTARTINA ■ 25 lb. bag — 81.25 100 1b bag—>4.4o PROTICT YOUR CHICKS FROM DISIASE Quart can — fli.Ofl Equipment Speeiab Peat Maas LRtar Feeders - Fountaine Brooder Staves STIEFEL GRAIN CO. Pheno 233 ffv n. First St. Decatur, Ind. AVaVAfIiV I

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and won three from Mutachler* C. I<eonard of Doc's had a 5*9 for the high serin* of the evening. Burke'* shoved the (I. K I lodger* Into the cellar hy winning two of three. 2<M> **or>-* included’ Ilea re 204. K. W. Imnkenau 207.

PUBLIC SALE CALENDAR S FEB. 24—Everett Wambsley. 3 miles south of WsrreiT cattle Roy B. Johnoon a Bon, Auctioneer*. K FEB 29—Tillman Steiner. 3 miles west of Berne. Roed 118 S'". Jeff Lloehty, Auct. "■> 25—Weeley Rutledge. 4 mile* east ot Chsttsrooge 4 ™ < el 2', mils* west o« Roekford. Roy 8. Johnson a Son u FEB 26—Truman W. Welch, 8 ml la* east and 4 mile* south ct Buman Brother*. Auctioneer* General farm sal* FEB 27—Albert Lehrman. 7 miiea east of Decatur on 224 then 4 north. Doehrman A Gorrall. Aucta. MAR 4—Miry A Schafer estate. '* mil* south o» Bobo or 2\ north of Pleasant Milla. Buman Bro*. auct.onerrt In PUBLIC SALE j 7 m>ies South of Warsaw. Ind . on Road 15 then .. md» West THURSDAY. FEB. 2«. 1942 I l(b ACRE FARM wiih very liest of improvement* 18 Milking Shorihorn Cattle; Team Reg Sorrel H. Irian Hog*; Chicken*; Full line nt good farm Implement*. Grain and Complete closing out aalv. Here i* a real opportunity to buy claaa farm in a communliy where price* of good farm 1n d . -•>.! low level Mike your dollar* count Thf* good faun ami . fin. of Livestock and equipment will lie sold without teieiv. ... of poor health. I have io quit farmlug Poaeeision Mait h :-l Farm will sell at 12:.0. Small attlcle* will sell at 1" <*• a m Implement*. Feed aud Liveatock will sell after the urm sirln* chase, of farm opportunity to purc-ham- equipment. ■ TERMS -1 3 cash, j-3 in one year and 1-3 in two year* H Inipection Invited. Save thl* copy a* it dm-* not atm- <• axa.: H ADAM WOODYARD, Owneß Roy 8. Johnaon A Hon WARSAW ihD ■ Sherman Bau*aman. Auctioneer* ■ Public Sale | Having aold my farm. I am quitting farming and will sell st ajM residence located 7 mile* Eaat of Di-djtur on 224. thin I mi>» juat across from Clarks Chapel Chu«; or 4 mile* South j I 2 East of Monroeville, on r H FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27,1942 I Commencing at 12:00 Noon Z 3 — COWS — 3 » Guernsey cow with third calf; Guernsey qpw with second calf Guernsey heifer with first calf. These calve* wili all b.- ready for nJ ket by day of sale. We raised all these cow*, and they ar- as good any you will find at any auction this winter. ■ HAY AND GRAIN fl 5 tons No. Timothy Hay: several ton* of Threshed Timothy. *-•=J bean bay. 200 bushel* of good corn. | POULTRY—W White and Plymouth Rock Chickens. 4 Rooeter*. M — MACHINERY — „_■ Fordson Tractor; 12 In. Oliver Tractor Plows; Tractor Disc: Loader; Drill; 1. H C. Corn Plantar; Wagon; New Beet Rack SpriMß and spike tooth harrow; mower; manure »preader; a binder; »r.»:fß and riding plows; 3 new steel drum* with faucet*; butchering toou ■ DeLaval cream separator; harneas; collar*; Fox Terrier, rat aii'i »»' J B dog; tools, and hundred* of email article*. ■ TERMS—Cash. * fl ALBERT LEHRMAN. Owner B Doehrman A Gorrell. Auctioneer* fl T. Schleferstein, Clerk. I PUBLIC SALE I am employed In For*. Wayne and will sell at public auction on tteM ' Chas. Snyder farm H mile Eaat of Ohio A Indiana State Line on lU*« ■ No. 224, on | SATURDAY, FEB. 28. 1942 Commencing at If: 00 Noon | WORSES: Gray horse. 10 years old. 1W0; Black gelding 9 year* 0 11 I weight 1459 I I a cow 7 years, due In June: Jersey cow s y«*f’ I dne Jun,; ° UPrn *«y cow 4 years, fresh and rebred These c* | are all giving good flow. I no®.*—J B1 * Tj ' pe Poland China Sowd, due In March; OIC I open; 30 Feeder pigs from 30 to 10 pound*. I 1,0 B cte ’ er *“d Timothy hay; 30 Urge short* ** I Fodder; II ba. Oats, cleaned, Ohio MB; 40 bu. lilllnl Soy B<*>'« I ba feeding oal*. I TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENTS | -e McCo L“ lck During io-jo Tractor In good condition; Oliver l* I Roddick Loan Tractor disc; Spike tooth hsrro ■ I Superior 8 disc grain drill; Buss aaw outfit; Ohio hay loader. Ted I on w,rn McDeering 8 ft. Binder with new o-' ■ »*l n “ fun ?'° r; I>C ’ ,Uei * hM * **«»“ * n<S ,rtple b ‘’ M d < fl I ffrlnder; Brand new David Bradley I shelter only shelled about M bushels; New bog fountain *' tb | ” ft r dr ‘” *•><: Medium else galvanised I °.ty : doubl * work harnM*; colters; small DeLavvl < - I n,w; two h 0« coops; mlsceltaneous artictes too numero ■ 10 OlflDllOD. | TMMB Cut. „ ORVILLE SMITH. Owner

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